In August most of Europe goes on holiday.

Oh, it was so hard to leave Paris, just about my favorite city in the world.

Pop was initially ignored as a moneymaker by the recording industry. In the seventies they were still relying on Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett for their big hits. You know, most of the budget for the record companies in those days went to the classical department - and those were big budget albums.

We always started these albums as making demos, that went right on until Scary Monsters.

The labels are not getting the returns they want from their PR. Plus, for every Taylor Swift there are a hundred thousand nobodies out there who are probably making better music. Self-releasing is the only way to go.

I make records with an open mind, I always have.

No one else in our family was a professional musician so this took an enormous leap of faith on their part.